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WongPartnership LLP

Tax

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Singapore


WongPartnership LLP

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Our highly regarded Tax Practice offers clients both the breadth and depth of expertise to handle a wide spectrum of tax matters.

Our expertise covers areas such as tax planning and advice, corporate and international tax, stamp duties, goods and services tax and property tax, and extends to interdisciplinary aspects relating to accounting and valuation. On the contentious front, we have handled many appeals and cases relating to all tax types, with heightened focus on corporate and international taxation. This includes reported court decisions that are landmark cases in revenue law. We also advise on tax issues arising in debt financing, restructuring, swaps, funds, securitisations and corporate real estate deals.

Our clients hail from across many industries which include banks, insurers, funds, property developers, Real Estate Investment Trusts and Multinational Corporations. They entrust us with their submissions to the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore and Ministry of Finance, and lodgement of objections to the IRAS, including acting in appeals arising to tax tribunals like the Income Tax Board of Review, GST Board of Review, Valuation Review Board and the Supreme Court.

For both transactional and contentious tax matters, our highly experienced team is ready to help our clients achieve the best possible outcomes.

Industries (21)

  • - Aerospace & Defence
  • - Banks
  • - Charities / Not for Profit
  • - Commercial & Professional Services
  • - Education
  • - Energy
  • - Food & Drink Producers
  • - Forestry & Paper
  • - Government
  • - Health Care
  • - Industrial Engineering
  • - Mining & Metals
  • - Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
  • - Real Estate Finance
  • - Real Estate
  • - Retail
  • - Sports
  • - Telecommunications
  • - Transportation
  • - Travel & Leisure
  • - Utilities

Chambers Review

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Tax - Singapore

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For
WongPartnership has a broad practice offering expertise in both tax advisory and disputes, with areas of focus including tax planning, stamp duty and property tax. The team leverages the firm's wider corporate, banking and real estate expertise to advise on the tax aspects of high-value transactions. The lawyers are noted for representing clients in tax inquiries and subsequent appeal cases. The firm's client roster includes Singapore-based entities as well as foreign corporations, with experience in assisting with multi-jurisdictional tax matters.

Work Highlights

Provided by Chambers

  • WongPartnership advised PepsiCo on its USD1.75 billion note issuance, navigating tax considerations that arose from differences in the tax regimes in Singapore and the United States.

Strengths

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  • WongPartnership provides prompt responses with relevant advice, with frequent updates on tax issues.

    Tax respondentAsia-Pacific
  • They have high-quality specialists in private client, tax and corporate law. They are very well regarded in the Singaporean market.

    Tax respondentAsia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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  • Eminent PractitionersKay Kheng Tan
    Eminent PractitionersKay Kheng Tan

    Kay Kheng Tan

    Tan Kay Kheng specialises in tax litigation. Besides his contentious practice, he also advises clients on tax-efficient transactional matters and practises general commercial dispute resolution.

  • Band 2Shao Tong Tan
    Band 2Shao Tong Tan

    Shao Tong Tan

    Tan Shao Tong is head of the tax practice at WongPartnership, especially focusing on the tax aspects of M&A and capital markets transactions, including stamp duty.

    • I felt Shao Tong did a pretty outstanding job.

      Tax respondentAsia-Pacific
    • Shao is very pragmatic and very helpful.

      Tax respondentAsia-Pacific

Ranked Individuals at WongPartnership LLP (2)

Singapore

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